Hunting and fishing garment



HUNTING AND FISHING GARMENT Filed sept.l 2a, 1946 2 Sheng-sheet 1INVENTOR Sept. 7, 1948- H. M. HUTcHlNsoN HUNTING AND FISHING GARMENT4Filed Sept. 28, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 lill! Patented Sept. 7, 1948HUNTING AND FISHING GARMENT `Harry M. Hutchinson, ..Carlis1e, Pa.,.assigner to 0. II. vMasland & Sons, Carlislefla., a `corporation' ofPennsylvania.

Amilication` September 28, 1946,` Serial No; v700,114

2 Claims.

beneathfa .Ventilating cape, `to divert moisture Ientering a side Aportyaway from a .Ventilating opening and out a bottom portof the cape.`

A further purpose is-toprovide-a moisture di- '.verting rib-on the.outer edge of .a Ventilating opening. 'rdesirably `screened, kandlocated between the shoulders in the back of a coat, with adequatespacing of the rib `from a iside port of a Ventilating cape, ,to prevent=moistureenter ing throughvthe sideport from flowing over the rib.

Further .purposes appear in the specification .and inttlie claims.

Inthe'drawings I` have chosen to illustrate one 'only of thevnumerous.embodiments in which my invention mayappeanchoosing-the formshown from .the standpoints ofconvenience.- in illustration,.satisfactory operation and clear demonstration ofthaprinciplesinvolved.

Figure lisa rearelevation-ota coat embody- `iner theprinciples of myinvention.

Figure 2 is a broken fragmentaryperspective y"Figure v3 is aisectionofFigure 2 -on therline Infthe-fdrawings like numerals refer to likeparts.

.Numerous lefforts have fbeen .made to .embody :ventilation opening-sl.in igarments, with a View toxremoving body heat andfrnoisture,l andaddfin'g-'to the ycomfort of `l`the wearer. :'Infmany devlopments in:thisdirection,= diiilculty has been felrccuntered due .to`theiinability Y to provide .ade- `:ouate :circulation Without.permitting `ingress of moisture, in the :case of inclement weather.

In the coat invented by Charles-HfMasland, 2nd,:formingthesubj'ectrirratter of a copending application, Serial No. 700,953, filedOctober 3, 1946, for Coatthendifliculties in .ventilation and inpreventing ingress o moisture under normal ,d

inclement weather conditionswere largely `overcome, but my experiencehas indicated 7that it is still possible to subjectithe wearer toserious annoyance and some hazard through wet clothing in connectionwith this -iinproved Ventilating `coat construction. By the presentinvention-this difliculty has been overcome.

In the drawings I show a hunting and iishing coat having a collar '20suitably of roll type, a back 2|. sleeves 22 (which may of course beomitted), shoulders 23, side pockets 24, and a rear .2 pocket 2,5. Thismaybeconsidered to be a conventional garmentof the characterin question.

:51.loop-26-is provided forthe purpose of .hang- .ing .up the coat.

In .the Y.back and z.preferably `centrally Alocated `below Ythe collar.and between V.the shoulders .I Aprovide a lVentilating vopening .21,suitably sub.-

divided :by a separating rib.28..of fabric .ofthe back` of, .the coat.yExtending from` shouldereto shoulder over the back of thecoat and-desiraf olyof substantially rectangulariorm as shown, .covering .the.Ventilating opening .21 and terminating below dt, I Yprovide `a .cape23 ystitched along :the ltop to :the `coat at 30, suitahl-yibelow .thecollar so tliatlthe collar Will Vcover thestitch line, stitchedltoeachsdetostheycoat at 3| .and rr-iorrnally.entirely freefrom thecoatat the.bot-

torn.

. The capeihasatop-:portion 3.2 :extendingbut :from .the back-'of .thecoat and'l downwardlybent lfat-33 Ato form a backportion .34 parallel.top-but normally 4well spaced @from .the back `.2l -oi the coat. Theback of the cape vtermirn'ites .in a bottom portion -`which .is provided.from iside tofside .-withia stiffening rib-.3.6.

, The-sides lofthecape aresuitably separate ,panels stitched to thebackof :thecape at to the back of the coat at ill-and .terminating`atesornezsuch point asa38-toprovide side openings lor ports 40 of thewidth. of-thersidezpanellextend- ..ing'rfrom 3-.9to;.the=to.p 'of,the-cape at .eachfside :A .-stiffening '.ri'b :4l 1extends along theside panel fin prolongation :of 4the stifening 'rib 36 atthe `backofwthe capaand inside thesside panel sat f-eaeh :sides providedaddition-al :stiffening :'42 @l5-ligure 3). The lengthofithe materialinf'hori- :zontal --section vextending across the cape (Figluriesfl and3) ,consistingof'the length of the side `panelsplus-trie-lengtl'noftheback oi'the cape is considerably greater .than Ythe :length acrossfthe 'back of .theicoat This ifeature, combined with thestiffeninginitlie-:sidegpanelszand in the bottom of :the :bank'of thecape, tendsto. make :thecapezsstand out Well `from :the back -of the Fcoat, `providing:inopcnfposition a ibottom'port Jl f extending fromfsi-de l,to ,silde of fthe. -cape at the bottom between the-'cape and#the back of A:the y'coat :and cooperating .with a chamberf inside thecape and'sextending :fromstheftopnf the cape "et thesame-horizontalcrossvsectionrasthe port IM-fassSeeninfTPigure 3.

lLilsevvise in vertical I'cross section -asfseenrat nth-rev center rvoi:the coatsin .Figure 2, thercape'jls fhulged :out with :respecttto :the-zcoat :due v:to the .'greater `vertical .length fof the'ftop 32 and theback 34 -of the cape as compared with the portion of the back of thecoat extending down to the bottom of the cape.

In order to prevent intrusion of insects and the like into the interiorof the coat, to provide uniform stress distribution across theventilating opening 21 and to improve the hang of the coat on thewearer, ins-ect screen or fly netting is provided at 45 across theVentilating opening and stitched thereto at 46 around the circumference.Likewise insect screen or fiy netting is provided at 41 on each sideport. The insect screen may desirably be of nylon (linear polyamide) orplastic, and preferably will have stiffness approximating that of thefabric so as to provide more uniform contour of the coat to the body ofthe wearer. i

The outer edge 43 of theV Ventilating opening 21 is desirably wellspaced inwardly toward the center of the coat with respect to the sideport 40 to minimize the amount of moisture that will enter the interiorof the cape in case of rain.

Immediately on the outside of the Ventilating opening at each side ofthe coat, and suitably 'extending fully to the top of the Ventilatingopening and slightly below the bottom of the same, I provide a drainagegutter 49 on each side of the coat (only one being shown), suitably inthe form of a fabric rib stitched to the back of the coat at 50. Theextension below the bottorn of the Ventilating opening is shown at Wherethe gutter 49 is not provided at each lside, I find that in some cases,particularly where rain is combined with a stii wind, there is atendency for moisture, driving in through the side port 4l), to spreadover the imperforate fabric 52 of the back of the coat between the sideof the cape and the outer side edge 48 of `the Ventilating opening, andow into the venltilating opening. By interposing the gutter 49, I findthat moisture collecting in the space 52 of the back of the coat isdiverted and directed downwardly, and flows at each side of the capethrough the bottom port 43.

It will be evident, of course, that it is desirable to provide anadequate space 52 between each side port and each gutter 49, as thegutter is less effective when it is placed immediately inside the sideport.

In operation of the device when used for the in Figur-e 3 the chamber44, through which the air is flowing is adequately wide.

In case of moisture entering through the side port 40, the gutter 49will immediately divert such moisture downwardly along the outer edge ofthe gutter and discharge it through the bottom port 43 at each side ofthe cape.

In case the temperature or other conditions make it desirable to cut offventilation, the user can close the bottom port 43 to ventilation bybuttoning buttons 51 on the back of the coat in button holes 58 at thelower edge of the cape.

The cape will then be pulled in against the back of the coat and theside ports will be partially 7 collapsed by folding the screen 41 alongthe fold The gutter 49 |will impose very little'imline 59. The sideports will still remain partially open, however, even if ineffectivefrom the standpoint of ventilation, and moisture may still enter theside ports, but it will be diverted downwardly by theI gutters 49 andwill flow out through y the restricted opening still remaining in theboting openings, conventional shoulder pleats are 0 Number illustratedat 6l! at the sides of the cape.

It Iwill be evident that the gutter of my invention functions lwhetherthe cape is open for ventilation purposes or is closed, and thus assuresprotection of the wearer against moisture entering the side ports,notwithstanding that the side ports are open to some extent at alltimes.

In view of my invention and disclosure variations and modifications tomeet individual whim or particular need will doubtless become evident toothers skilled in the art, to obtain all or part of the benefits of myinvention without copying the structure shown, and I, therefore claimall such insofar as they fall within the reasonable spirit and scope ofmy claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

l. A coat having a collar and a back, provided with a ventilationopening below the collar and between the shoulders, a generallyrectangular cape extending across the back from shoulder to shoulder,secured at the top to the coat, covering the ventilation opening andopen at the bottom, said cape having sides which stand out fromv thecoat, are closed at the lower portion of the sides and are provided withside ports in the sides and, gutters, one secured to the back of thecoat on each side of the ventilation opening inside the cape adjoiningeach side port and adapted to divert moisture entering the side portsaway from the ventilation opening and to the open bottom.

2. A coat having a collar and a back provided with a -ventilationo-pening'below the collar and between the shoulders, a screen coveringthe ventilation'opening, a cape secured at the topY to the coatextending across from shoulder to shoulder over the ventilation opening,having side ports at the upper portion of each side, bulging away fromthe backv of the coatand open at the bottom in one position, screenscovering the side ports and ribs of fabric secured to the back of thecoat in a general vertical direction on the outer edge of theventilation opening and adapted to divert moisture entering the sideports from the ventilation opening.

HARRY M. HU'I'CHINSON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date 367,921 Norton Aug. 9, 1887

